Hazelnut Biscotti With Bittersweet Chocolate
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, for greasing cookie sheets
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 18 teaspoon salt
- 3 eggs, room temperature, 1 lightly beaten
- 1 egg yolk, room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup bittersweet chocolate, chopped
- 2 cups hazelnuts, toasted, skinned and coarsely chopped
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease 2 baking sheets with the butter.
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- Place 2 of the eggs, the egg yolks, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl.
- Mix until blended.
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg mixture until blended.
- Fold in the chocolate and hazelnuts.
- Sprinkle a handful of flour onto a smooth surface.
- Transfer the dough onto the floured surface.
- Knead until smooth, about 3 minutes.
- Shape the dough into 2 logs, 2 1/2 inches wide and 12 inches long.
- Place one log on each cookie sheet.
- Brush the top of each log with the lightly beaten egg.
- Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees.
- Take them out of the oven.
- Cut the logs into 1-inch slices crosswise and lay them cut side down on the baking sheet.
- Return them to a 325-degree oven and continue baking for another 15 minutes.
- Cool on racks.
unsalted butter, flour, baking powder, salt, eggs, egg yolk, sugar, vanilla, bittersweet chocolate, hazelnuts
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4100 (may not work)